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Trying to drill this hole on a production basis (30,000) parts on a Tsugami S206 Swiss lathe. Started using jobber length twist drills because I knew I'd break a few.

The plan is to drill...

Has anyone used a right angle head on a BTC. I have a job which could be done easily, if I could use a right angle head. Experience, ideas?

Thanks,
Chip

Hey Kevin,
My BTC is still making parts, sometimes 100s, sometimes 2 or 3. The few times I've had problems the great people in this group have helped me solve them.
Chip

Does any one have a source and part number for the seals (shaft and piston). Mine works ok, but the oil is bypassing the piston seal which makes the motion erratic at times.

Kevin: JonP would be...

Please put your heads together and send me some ideas. Whaen I power up my BTC1:
The Red limit override is lit.
The display is dark.
Some of the indicator lights for N, F, S, T, X, Y, Z but not...

Pittsburgh. Pa. My BTC 1 continues to produce parts for local companies thanks to JonP and TotallyRC among others. The latest project is a Monarch 10EE lathe. Happy New Year to all!!

I'm looking for a #F-08 Tension Type Tap Holder with #35 Bridgeport Taper Mounting, Bridgeport# 1-78-0110, Erickson# C-142858. This is the large tap holder. Collets would be nice too. If anyone...

It seems that I've let some or all of the smoke out of my spindle brake coil. It measeures 50 ohms resistance. Can anyone tell me what it should be? Does anyone know of a source for brake parts? ...

Brushes:
I posted the name of a shop in Pittsburgh, Pa. that repairs these motors and drives, they may sell brushes. Please let us all know what you find out.

Chip

Ok, OK, stop laughing! I figured it out: if you don't tell it how fast to feed it won't feed. Sure makes debugging faster. I'm learning!

Chip

I'm debugging a long program and would like to restart in the middle. I've tried setting the start line number per the programming manual, but even with the spindle turning, each time I reach the...

I tried a G75 command, but got the same result.

Ideas please!
Chip

I checked the other program where I thought I used G75, I did not. I used G02 and G03.

Chip

While HK is making straight lines, I'm making ovals!

The job is to enlarge a hole in a molded rigid plastic part about .100 thick from .500 dia. to .628 dia. I'm using a 1/8" dia. 2 flute end...

After about a month of operation my repaired encoder coupling failed. I replaced it with McMaster-Carr part# 59925K92 and was back in business. Then my Y axis quit. I traced the problem to the...

Jim-

I had a similar problem when I first powered up my BTC. In my case it turned out to be loose connections on the display itself. When I opened the panel everything looked OK, after I...

Since the coupling broke at the point it mounts to the shaft collar, I thought I'd repair it if possible. The collars are soft soldered onto the bellows, so I cleaned up the end of the bellows, slid...

Jonp you win the prize! I am the proud owner of a broken encoder coupler. I found one in Stock Drive Products that looks like it could work. Does anyone have a part number and supplier for the...

I've found that after several of the same part, the Y axis appears to drift significantly from zero. It appears to increase with each pass (in this case a rectangular tool path). The gibs have been...

Thanks to you all I'm making progress! Everything works. I started doing some clean up and found that the way wipers have deteriorated to the point that I can't tell what they were made from. What...

A HUGE Thank you to Cartesean and HKfanatic for their assistance!! Between pictures and a phone call we determined that the boards were in the right place and all the cable connections were correct....

I should have known better....
I went through the start up proceedure in the manual, which includes removing all the circuit boards, but I didn't make a diagram of where all the "K" connectors go. ...

Interesting conveter information. I'm building a 15hp rotary to power the BTC and other small three phase equipment in the shop. What size compressor (cfm) do you guys use or recommend?

Thanks for the info Kevin. I have the installation manual with the page you refered to in your message. I don't have a tooling manual, but none of the holders appear to be tap holders. I could use...

Hello to the Btc Club,
I'm in the Pittsburgh, Pa. area. My btc was completely operational when demonstrated before I purchased it. I'll complete a rotary phase converter this week, then find out...